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Stone Mountain City Council explores legal process for removing mayor

2 weeks ago | decaturish.com | Dan Whisenhunt

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The Stone Mountain City Council met on Friday, May 30, and directed the city attorney to begin drafting an ordinance regarding procedures for removing elected officials. While the council did not explain the vote, which occurred after a lengthy closed-door executive session, Mayor Pro Tem Ryan Smith confirmed to Decaturish that the intent is to set the groundwork for removing Mayor Beverly Jones, pending the results of an independent investigation into her conduct.
Stone Mountain lawyers ask Truist to retain 'evidence,' remove mayor from city and DDA accounts

1 month ago | decaturish.com | Dan Whisenhunt

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The Stone Mountain City Council on May 6 removed Mayor Beverly Jones’s authority to make financial decisions on behalf of the city while the city investigates how she obtained control of all city accounts, including some accounts not directly controlled by the council. At the May 6 meeting, City Manager Shawn Edmondson told the council he had contacted Truist about a wire transfer.
Art exhibition open at Stonecrest Library through July – Decaturish

1 month ago | decaturish.com | Zoe Seiler

Multidisciplinary artist Solomon Judge has opened art exhibition "The Dreamer is Awake" at Stonecrest Library. His work explores what it means to be “normal” versus “abnormal” in modern society, giving viewers an opportunity to reflect on themselves and the world around them, according to a press release.
WABE's Rose Scott moderating 'climate resilience' discussion at Columbia Seminary

1 month ago | decaturish.com | Dan Whisenhunt

DECATUR, Ga. — WABE host Rose Scott will moderate a climate resilience and justice discussion on April 24 at 7 p.m. at Columbia Theological Seminary. The event is open to the public and admission is free. Columbia Theological Seminary is located at 701 Columbia Drive, Decatur, Ga. 30030. The Ellis Room is in the Richards Center on the Kirk Road side of campus.
UNICEF USA recognizes Decatur as a child-friendly city – Decaturish

2 months ago | decaturish.com | Zoe Seiler

DECATUR, Ga. — UNICEF USA recognized Decatur as a child-friendly city on March 21. Decatur is the third municipality in the United States to receive the designation through UNICEF’s Child Friendly City Initiative. Houston, Texas, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, have also achieved child-friendly city recognition. The Child Friendly Cities Initiative, created in 1996, establishes a framework for prioritizing the creation of safer, healthier, more inclusive, and child-responsive cities around the world.
Pullman Yards parking deck, convention space construction expected to begin in August

Mar 20, 2025 | decaturish.com | Dan Whisenhunt

ATLANTA — The next development phase at Pullman Yards in Kirkwood is expected to begin this August and last about one year. According to records reviewed by Decaturish, Pullman Yards owner Atomic Entertainment plans to construct a 360-space parking deck and about 40,000 square feet of convention space under phase two, which is a $15 million investment on top of the $45 million investment in phase one. The phase two work is expected to be finished by summer 2026.
Pay raises for DeKalb Police officers to be effective March 1

Feb 25, 2025 | decaturish.com | Zoe Seiler

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County police officers will get a pay raise effective March 1. County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson recently shared various plans to retain and recruit officers for the understaffed police department. Overall, the CEO plans to invest about $10 million in the recruitment efforts. The county currently has 531 police officers on staff but funded 841 officers in the budget. At a DeKalb House Delegation meeting on Feb.
DeKalb County, state warn residents to brace for severe cold starting Jan. 20

Jan 19, 2025 | decaturish.com | Dan Whisenhunt

This story has been updated. DeKalb County, GA — Local and state officials warn the public about severe winter weather that will arrive overnight on Sunday, Jan. 19. For the latest forecast from Decaturish media partner Atlanta News First, click here. DeKalb County sent an emergency alert on Saturday, Jan. 18, warning about an “extreme cold watch” going into effect Sunday night through Monday morning, Jan. 20. Local public schools will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
DeKalb can't give estimate on lifting boil water advisory, apologizes to community

Jan 17, 2025 | decaturish.com | Dan Whisenhunt

DeKalb County, GA — A boil water advisory affecting 20,000 DeKalb County residents is still in effect as of Friday, Jan. 16, and DeKalb County has no estimate on when it will be lifted. “The boil water advisory will remain in place until the DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management is cleared to lift the Advisory following water sampling protocols by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,” the latest alert from the county says.
Water main repairs delayed because subcontractor said DeKalb had no money for fix

Jan 15, 2025 | decaturish.com | Dan Whisenhunt

This story has been updated. Chamblee, GA — A subcontractor told another contractor that the county didn’t have enough money to fix a water main break on Clairmont Road, slowing down the repair work, a county spokesperson told Decaturish. The 30-inch water main broke at 3661 Clairmont Road near DeKalb Peachtree Airport late Monday evening, Jan. 13. The county said the cast iron pipe, installed in 1941, broke due to age.